frantic
In a state of panic, worry, frenzy, or rushIn a state of panic, worry, frenzy, or rush.
Meaning
3 sensesIn a state of panic, worry, frenzy, or rush.
They returned the missing child to his frantic mother.
außer sich, rasend
неи́стовыйneístovyj, бе́шеныйbéšenyj, вне себя́vne sebjá
несамовитийnesamovytyj, шаленийšalenyj
Extremely energetic.
frantic music
(archaic)Insane, mentally unstable.
- excessively agitated; distraught with fear or other violent emotion
- marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion
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Origin
From Middle English frantike, frentik, variant of frenetik, from Old French frenetique, frFrom Middle English frantike, frentik, variant of frenetik, from Old French frenetique, from Late Latin phreneticus, alteration of phreniticus, from φρενιτικός (phrenitikós, “mad, suffering from inflammation of the brain”), from φρενῖτις (phrenîtis, “inflammation of the brain”), from φρήν (phrḗn, “the brain”). Doublet of frenetic and phrenitic.
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Forms
more frantic, most frantic| Comparative | more frantic Lesson |
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| Superlative | most frantic Lesson |
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